The Official World Golf Ranking has been updated for the week of May 12, 2026, with Scottie Scheffler still the planet’s best player.
Collin Morikawa jumped back into the top 5 in this week’s ranking after Justin Rose dropped to No. 7. Morikawa has five top-7 finishes this season.
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And by virtue of three straight top-10 finishes, including a second-place showing at the Truist, Rickie Fowler made a huge jump from No. 52 to 37. Fowler hasn’t been in the top 50 since the Travelers Championship in 2024.
The OWGR system is calculated by awarding points from eligible tours and events to participating players over a rolling two-year period. Players are ranked weekly based on the amount of points they earn divided by the number of events they played in to reach an average total. Points hold their full value for a 13-week period and are then reduced in equal decrements. The current ranking for the Top 50 golfers in the world appears below.
See the full ranking here
Official World Golf Ranking Top 50 for May 12, 2026
Ranking is accurate as of Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 5:13 a.m.
|
Rank |
Player |
Country |
Avg Points |
Events |
2025 Final Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Scottie Scheffler |
United States |
16.45 |
41 |
1 |
|
2 |
Rory McIlroy |
Northern Ireland |
9.74 |
45 |
2 |
|
3 |
Cameron Young |
United States |
7.14 |
47 |
19 |
|
4 |
Matt Fitzpatrick |
England |
6.18 |
48 |
21 |
|
5 |
Collin Morikawa |
United States |
5.09 |
41 |
16 |
|
6 |
Tommy Fleetwood |
England |
5.09 |
52 |
3 |
|
7 |
Justin Rose |
England |
5.03 |
44 |
10 |
|
8 |
J.J. Spaun |
United States |
4.92 |
52 |
6 |
|
9 |
Russell Henley |
United States |
4.86 |
40 |
5 |
|
10 |
Chris Gotterup |
United States |
4.64 |
52 |
28 |
|
11 |
Xander Schauffele |
United States |
4.61 |
40 |
4 |
|
12 |
Robert MacIntyre |
Scotland |
4.36 |
52 |
7 |
|
13 |
Sepp Straka |
Austria |
4.13 |
49 |
11 |
|
14 |
Ben Griffin |
United States |
4.07 |
52 |
8 |
|
15 |
Ludvig Aberg |
Sweden |
3.96 |
45 |
18 |
|
16 |
Justin Thomas |
United States |
3.73 |
40 |
9 |
|
17 |
Hideki Matsuyama |
Japan |
3.67 |
50 |
17 |
|
18 |
Alex Noren |
Sweden |
3.58 |
40 |
12 |
|
19 |
Jacob Bridgeman |
United States |
3.57 |
52 |
81 |
|
20 |
Jon Rahm |
Spain |
3.55 |
40 |
85 |
|
21 |
Harris English |
United States |
3.49 |
50 |
13 |
|
22 |
Si Woo Kim |
South Korea |
3.47 |
52 |
47 |
|
23 |
Akshay Bhatia |
United States |
3.37 |
52 |
46 |
|
24 |
Patrick Reed |
United States |
3.36 |
40 |
41 |
|
25 |
Kristoffer Reitan |
Norway |
3.35 |
52 |
31 |
|
26 |
Tyrrell Hatton |
England |
3.27 |
40 |
20 |
|
27 |
Viktor Hovland |
Norway |
3.12 |
43 |
14 |
|
28 |
Bryson DeChambeau |
United States |
3.05 |
40 |
27 |
|
29 |
Nicolai Hojgaard |
Denmark |
3.05 |
52 |
79 |
|
30 |
Patrick Cantlay |
United States |
2.94 |
40 |
25 |
|
31 |
Min Woo Lee |
Australia |
2.91 |
51 |
44 |
|
32 |
Keegan Bradley |
United States |
2.89 |
45 |
15 |
|
33 |
Maverick McNealy |
United States |
2.86 |
52 |
22 |
|
34 |
Kurt Kitayama |
United States |
2.83 |
46 |
36 |
|
35 |
Sam Burns |
United States |
2.82 |
48 |
24 |
|
36 |
Ryan Gerard |
United States |
2.80 |
52 |
42 |
|
37 |
Rickie Fowler |
United States |
2.66 |
43 |
83 |
|
38 |
Shane Lowry |
Ireland |
2.58 |
52 |
26 |
|
39 |
Jake Knapp |
United States |
2.57 |
42 |
106 |
|
40 |
Marco Penge |
England |
2.41 |
52 |
29 |
|
41 |
Jason Day |
Australia |
2.40 |
40 |
55 |
|
42 |
Daniel Berger |
United States |
2.34 |
50 |
63 |
|
43 |
Matt McCarty |
United States |
2.29 |
52 |
54 |
|
44 |
Aaron Rai |
England |
2.25 |
50 |
23 |
|
45 |
Michael Kim |
United States |
2.23 |
52 |
37 |
|
46 |
Adam Scott |
Australia |
2.22 |
48 |
64 |
|
47 |
Gary Woodland |
United States |
2.20 |
48 |
125 |
|
48 |
Nico Echavarria |
Colombia |
2.20 |
52 |
51 |
|
49 |
Sam Stevens |
United States |
2.16 |
52 |
50 |
|
50 |
Corey Conners |
Canada |
2.11 |
47 |
30 |
Which tours are eligible for the Official World Golf Ranking?
-
Gira de Golf Professional Mexicana
-
PGA Tour of Taiwan – Chinese Taipei
-
Professional Golf Tour of India
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Additionally, The Open, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, PGA Championship, and Olympic Games are considered eligible tournaments.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Fowler, Morikawa up in Official World Golf Ranking for May 12, 2026
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